P is for Plage: finding spots to swim along the Cote d'Azur

First attempt...

Peak season, summer heat, loads of people, traffic and we headed out to be part of the beach scene,
even given that I was nervous, as this is a list that does not fit well with me! It all went just fine, not too much agro between driver and navigator....

First off we tried the sandy beaches just beyond Cannes, quick swim and we moved on.

I remembered reading that the rocky alcoves, with stairs, are usually quieter and we drove towards St Raphael and found our next stop  - even with pebbles it was a great swim.

Things looking up....

Beach number 3, 150 steps down, was just beautiful, water a gorgeous colour and so warm in the late afternoon. Hands down the pebble beaches are my favourite, even if they are hard on my feet. A special memory and a good way to close off this leg of our holiday.

A beautiful alcove along the Cote d'Azur

Lunch with a view!

We stopped awhile for lunch at the roadside La Cabane, en route to St Raphael, with this magnificent view, and laughed at the goings on at Chez Monique - 3 women running (literally) the kitchen, bar and front of house with lots of theatrics, plates of Steak Tartare flying out of the kitchen.... We kept to our usual, goats cheese salad and a pitcher of wine and were in awe of the locals eating their mounds of raw steak.